Learn to Relax with YOGA DECK

From Mary Kay Chryssicas who brought us the super-cool (and very helpful) book and DVD called Breathe: Yoga for Teens, comes the new Yoga for Teens Card Deck -- a remarkably helpful new tool in learning how to master yoga positions and RELAX!

Each easily understood pose in the deck features a full-color photograph with step-by-step instructions, a form checklist, and insightful notes on the breath, focal points.

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Because each pose card is designed to be clear and self-contained, you can line them on the bed floor to create a sequence or tuck a few favorites into your backpack to practice on the go.

Also, the back of each card includes information to help make even more of each pose, from recommended counterposes to meditation prompts to tips for transitioning smoothly to other poses.

Trust us, these poses will come in VERY handy in combating all the stress and pressure you feel on a daily basis.

Mountain

1.Stand with feet together, pressing all four corners of each foot onto the floor.

2.Stack your head over your shoulders and shoulders over your tailbone to stand tall.

Warrior One

1.Begin by standing with feet together at the back of your mat, then take a giant step forward with the left foot.

2.With both feet facing forward, bend the left leg so the knee stacks over the heel.

3.Allow the tailbone to drop as both arms reach straight up to the sky.

4.Repeat on the other side.

Warrior Two

1.Begin with left leg bent in Warrior One, with your body facing forward.

2.Open the hips sideways, turning the back foot out to the side. Reach both arms out parallel to your legs as you reach forward.

3.Repeat on other side.

Warrior Three

1.Start in Mountain pose, hands clasped above your head.

2.Bend the right leg, the lift it up behind your body. As your back leg lifts, your body leans forward so you become aligned.

3.Repeat on the other side.

Crescent Lunge

1.From Mountain pose, step the left leg forward and bend the knee so it lines up directly above the heel.

2.Fully extend the back leg and rest on the ball of the foot.

3.Reach both arms to the sky with active hands.

4.Repeat on the other side.

Crescent Lunge Twist

1.Step your right foot forward and lunge into Crescent Lunge. Stay up on the ball of the back foot as you center your body weight.

2.Reach arms up to the sky, then take hands into prayer position at your chest.

3.Take the left elbow over the right leg and use the arm as a lever to press against the outside right thigh. Release the elbows back.

4.Turn the head to look up to the sky.

5.Repeat on the other side.

Eagle

1.Begin in Mountain pose. Bend the left leg to lower the body.

2.Take the right leg up and over the left, wrapping it around as far as you can.

3.Take the right arm under the left arm and wrap it around until arms connect.